Master Muffin Mix

I found this recipe on Pinterest and ended up making some tweeks of my own to it.

One place I found it was
Home Joys: http://homejoys.blogspot.com/2010/01/master-muffin-mix.html
Another was
Super Healthy Kids: http://www.superhealthykids.com/mastermuffinmix.html

Original Master Muffin Mix
6 c. whole wheat flour
6 c. all purpose flour
2 c. sugar
4 T. baking powder
1 T. salt

Master Muffin Mix - sweeter
6 c. whole wheat flour
6 c. all purpose flour
4 c. sugar
4 T. baking powder
1 T. salt

I doubled the sugar from the original recipe.  If you want to have muffins that taste more like bread, stick with less sugar.  If you have a sweet-tooth like me, you probably want to go with more sugar, even with 4 cups, it is not overly sweet. 

Mix up all the dry ingredients with a whisk and store the mix for up to -- weeks.


Muffin Recipes:

Chocolate Chip Buttermilk - yum, yum, yum!
2 3/4 c. Master Muffin Mix
1/3 c. melted butter
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla
3/4 c. Nestle mini chocolate chips
Mix until just blended, bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.  Yields 18 muffins.
  

Bran Muffins

Here is a great recipe for bran muffins that doesn't use bran cereal. All 'whole' ingredients, for those who want to stay away from processed foods!

Bran Muffins
1 c. bran
1/2 c. flour
1 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. wheat germ
1 1/4 c. buttermilk
1 1/4 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. applesauce
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 T. oil
1 t. vanilla

Mix dry ingredients together, add remaining ingredients, mix well. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.

Cherry Muffins

2 1/2 cups flour
(I used 1 c. whole wheat flour , 1/2 c. corn flour and 1 c. all-purpose flour; this got a little wild, I think they would have been better with just the whole wheat flour)
1/2 cup sugar
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1 - 21 oz can of cherry pie filling

Mix dry ingredients together, add remaining ingredients and stir. I did not use a mixer, since this would break up the cherries. Fill muffin tins and top dough with coarse sugar.

Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm, with butter. Makes about 18 muffins.